1937 UCI Road World Championships
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  Copenhagen | |
| Venue | Copenhagen, Denmark  |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°40′N 12°34′E / 55.667°N 12.567°E |
| Events | 2 |
The 1937 UCI Road World Championships was the seventeenth edition of the UCI Road World Championships.[1]
The championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2] The race for the professionals was the longest to date: 297.5 kilometers over a flat course of 8.5 kilometers, which the riders had to complete 35 times.[3] Only eight riders finished the professional road race.[4]
In the same period, the 1937 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized on the velodrome of Ordrup, near Copenhagen.
Events Summary[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's events | ||||||
| Professional Road Race |
Éloi Meulenberg Belgium |
7h 59' 48" | Emil Kijewski Germany |
s.t. | Paul Egli Switzerland |
s.t. |
| Amateur Road Race | Adolfo Leoni Italy |
- | Frode Sørensen Denmark |
- | Fritz Scheller Germany |
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Medals table[edit]
| Place | Nation | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Germany
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "World Championship RR 1937". FirstCycling.com. 20 April 2024.
- ^ "10ème Championnat du monde sur route 1937". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: World Championships 1937: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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